What is IKE?

IKE is a key exchange mode for ISAKMP. IKE is used to securely exchange encryption keys as part of building a VPN tunnel.

IKE supports the following encryption algorithms:

IKE supports the following hash algorithms:

IKE supports the following authentication methods:

IKE utilizes the Diffie-Hellman asymmetric cipher for key exchange.

IKE is fully documented in RFC 2409: The Internet Key Exchange (IKE).



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